Overlooked: Women's Health Can't Wait

• Like a trowel carving a pumpkin - one woman’s story to describe her pain from adenomyosis

  Cait Reeves lived with severe adenomyosis pain for years before getting a diagnosis. In this episode, she tells us about the struggle to be heard by doctors, the breakthrough moment when she found language to describe her pain - comparing it to a garden trowel carving into a pumpkin - and the changes that helped her reclaim her life. A listener-requested episode.The newsletter has the backstory to this episode, sign up for it here.Join us for our first virtual open house, where you can meet host Golda Arthur and producer Jesica Martinez de Hoz, and learn more about how Overlooked is produced, and what's coming next. Sign up here. Apply to be part of our next health storytelling workshop, where you'll learn the skills to record and craft your own health story in sound. More on 'First Person Health' here.  New to Overlooked? Welcome.Overlooked tells powerful stories about women's health conditions that don't get enough attention. The show is hosted by Golda Arthur, an audio journalist and producer. Want more Overlooked? Here's what you can do:1. CLICK 'follow' wherever you listening to this, and episodes will come to you automatically. 2. GET THE NEWSLETTER for a deeper dive on this topic + resources and links + the backstory to the episode and Golda's personal take on it. Sign up here https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/e4b85028b6 3. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://overlookedpod.com/ to learn about the show. 4. JOIN A STORYTELLING WORKSHOP to learn how to tell your own health story in sound. Sign up here - https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/a0aa7482e5 5. SUPPORT THE SHOW: We're an independent podcast. If you have found value in our stories, make a contribution to help us thrive and keep doing work that matters https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/products/make-a-one-time-donation-to-overlooked Get in touch, stay in touchCONNECT: [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/overlookedpod/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/105541285/admin/dashboard/ DISCLAIMER What you hear and read on ‘Overlooked’ is for general information purposes only and represents the opinions of the host and guests. The content on the podcast and website should not be taken as medical advice. Every person’s body is unique, so please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions that may arise.

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• Migraine and hormones 101, with Dr Rashmi Halker Singh

  This is a listener-requested episode about the connection between migraine and hormones - and one hormone in particular. You guessed it: estrogen. Dr Rashmi B. Halker Singh from The Mayo Clinic talks about migraine at puberty, pregnancy and perimenopause, and how the menstrual cycle can worsen migraine, which is considered a chronic condition. She outlines the symptoms, an approach to treatment, and explains how a migraine actually unfolds.Earlier this year we did an episode with Sally Herships about the experience of living with constant migraine - take a listen to that episode here.The newsletter has more resources on migraine and the backstory to this episode - subscribe to it here.  New to Overlooked? Welcome.Overlooked tells powerful stories about women's health conditions that don't get enough attention. The show is hosted by Golda Arthur, an audio journalist and producer. Want more Overlooked? Here's what you can do:1. CLICK 'follow' wherever you listening to this, and episodes will come to you automatically. 2. GET THE NEWSLETTER for a deeper dive on this topic + resources and links + the backstory to the episode and Golda's personal take on it. Sign up here https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/e4b85028b6 3. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://overlookedpod.com/ to learn about the show. 4. JOIN A STORYTELLING WORKSHOP to learn how to tell your own health story in sound. Sign up here - https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/a0aa7482e5 5. SUPPORT THE SHOW: We're an independent podcast. If you have found value in our stories, make a contribution to help us thrive and keep doing work that matters https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/products/make-a-one-time-donation-to-overlooked Get in touch, stay in touchCONNECT: [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/overlookedpod/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/105541285/admin/dashboard/ DISCLAIMER What you hear and read on ‘Overlooked’ is for general information purposes only and represents the opinions of the host and guests. The content on the podcast and website should not be taken as medical advice. Every person’s body is unique, so please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions that may arise.

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• New ways to predict preeclampsia and save lives, with Dr Neel Shah

  Preeclampsia is one of the most dangerous conditions in pregnancy, and we’ve struggled to see it coming. That’s changing fast, as tests to predict this condition are being developed. Dr Neel Shah is the chief medical officer of Maven Clinic and in this episode, we explore the breakthrough science that's finally solving the mystery of preeclampsia, what to know if you’re pregnant, and how new life-saving technology can be made available to everyone.For more about Dr Neel Shah and preeclampsia, subscribe to our newsletter and read here.Want more from 'Overlooked'? Listen to this episode next: Mapping the ovaries, with Dr Kathleen O'Neill.   New to Overlooked? Welcome.Overlooked tells powerful stories about women's health conditions that don't get enough attention. The show is hosted by Golda Arthur, an audio journalist and producer. Want more Overlooked? Here's what you can do:1. CLICK 'follow' wherever you listening to this, and episodes will come to you automatically. 2. GET THE NEWSLETTER for a deeper dive on this topic + resources and links + the backstory to the episode and Golda's personal take on it. Sign up here https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/e4b85028b6 3. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://overlookedpod.com/ to learn about the show. 4. JOIN A STORYTELLING WORKSHOP to learn how to tell your own health story in sound. Sign up here - https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/a0aa7482e5 5. SUPPORT THE SHOW: We're an independent podcast. If you have found value in our stories, make a contribution to help us thrive and keep doing work that matters https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/products/make-a-one-time-donation-to-overlooked Get in touch, stay in touchCONNECT: [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/overlookedpod/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/105541285/admin/dashboard/ DISCLAIMER What you hear and read on ‘Overlooked’ is for general information purposes only and represents the opinions of the host and guests. The content on the podcast and website should not be taken as medical advice. Every person’s body is unique, so please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions that may arise.

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• Why do more women than men get Alzheimers? With Dr Gillian Einstein

  Two-thirds of people with Alzheimer's are women, but we don't really know why. Dr. Gillian Einstein, who studies women’s brain health at the University of Toronto, is uncovering how life experiences like surgical menopause and caregiving stress in the 30s and 40s might plant the seeds of this disease decades before symptoms appear.For the backstory to this episode and a deeper dive on Alzheimers in women, subscribe to the newsletter.Gillian Einstein is The Wilfred and Joyce Posluns Chair in Women’s Brain Health and Aging, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto.What to listen to next: Surviving an almost fatal brain aneurysm, with Alicia Trujillo. New to Overlooked? Welcome.Overlooked tells powerful stories about women's health conditions that don't get enough attention. The show is hosted by Golda Arthur, an audio journalist and producer. Want more Overlooked? Here's what you can do:1. CLICK 'follow' wherever you listening to this, and episodes will come to you automatically. 2. GET THE NEWSLETTER for a deeper dive on this topic + resources and links + the backstory to the episode and Golda's personal take on it. Sign up here https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/e4b85028b6 3. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://overlookedpod.com/ to learn about the show. 4. JOIN A STORYTELLING WORKSHOP to learn how to tell your own health story in sound. Sign up here - https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/a0aa7482e5 5. SUPPORT THE SHOW: We're an independent podcast. If you have found value in our stories, make a contribution to help us thrive and keep doing work that matters https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/products/make-a-one-time-donation-to-overlooked Get in touch, stay in touchCONNECT: [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/overlookedpod/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/105541285/admin/dashboard/ DISCLAIMER What you hear and read on ‘Overlooked’ is for general information purposes only and represents the opinions of the host and guests. The content on the podcast and website should not be taken as medical advice. Every person’s body is unique, so please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions that may arise.

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• The rivalry that built birth control in America - women's health history with Stephanie Gorton

  This episode steps back in time, to the origins of the fight for birth control. It wasn't led by one woman - it was shaped by a fierce rivalry between two: Margaret Sanger, who founded Planned Parenthood, and an overlooked figure from history, Mary Ware Dennett, who was the first person to ever take reproductive rights to Washington. Their different visions for birth control - and their bitter personal conflict - created the movement we know today. Author Stephanie Gorton reveals how this hidden history still matters, 100 years later.The episode is based on 'The Icon and the Idealist, Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to America'More on Stephanie Gorton's work here. What to listen to next: The dark history of the Dalkon Shield IUD, with Chikako Takeshita. New to Overlooked? Welcome.Overlooked tells powerful stories about women's health conditions that don't get enough attention. The show is hosted by Golda Arthur, an audio journalist and producer. Want more Overlooked? Here's what you can do:1. CLICK 'follow' wherever you listening to this, and episodes will come to you automatically. 2. GET THE NEWSLETTER for a deeper dive on this topic + resources and links + the backstory to the episode and Golda's personal take on it. Sign up here https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/e4b85028b6 3. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://overlookedpod.com/ to learn about the show. 4. JOIN A STORYTELLING WORKSHOP to learn how to tell your own health story in sound. Sign up here - https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/a0aa7482e5 5. SUPPORT THE SHOW: We're an independent podcast. If you have found value in our stories, make a contribution to help us thrive and keep doing work that matters https://overlookedpodcast.kit.com/products/make-a-one-time-donation-to-overlooked Get in touch, stay in touchCONNECT: [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/overlookedpod/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/105541285/admin/dashboard/ DISCLAIMER What you hear and read on ‘Overlooked’ is for general information purposes only and represents the opinions of the host and guests. The content on the podcast and website should not be taken as medical advice. Every person’s body is unique, so please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions that may arise.

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